Event | “The Price of Truth”: Film Screening and Discussion with Dmitry Muratov, Patrick Forbes and Chappatte
“The Price of Truth”: Film screening and discussion in the special presence of Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Patrick Forbes, film director.
Friday 13 October 2023, 18:00 – 20:15
Auditorium A1A, Maison de la Paix, Geneva Graduate Institute (Registration required, details below)
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The Geneva Graduate Institute, the Kofi Annan Foundation and the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation will host a screening of the documentary “The Price of Truth” about the life of Dmitry Muratov. Russian journalist, television presenter and editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Muratov was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Maria Ressa for “their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”. On 1 September 2023, Muratov was declared by the Russian authorities to be a “foreign agent”.
The Price of Truth Film by Patrick Forbes. Image: IMDB
Dmitry Muratov will be present at the event.
The film screening will be followed by a discussion with Dmitry Muratov and film director Patrick Forbes.
‘Patrick Forbes’ searching documentary is a powerful and often suspenseful portrait of an extraordinary individual whose life and work embodies the importance of free speech and how essential the fourth estate is to the foundations of democracy.’ (Sheffield DocFest)
Event Agenda
18:00 – 18:15: Institutional welcome:
- Andrew Clapham, Professor of International Law, Geneva Graduate Institute
- Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director, Kofi Annan Foundation
- Patrick Chappatte, President, Freedom Cartoonists Foundation
- Antonio Hodgers, President of the Council of State, Republic and Canton of Geneva
18:15 – 18:20: Introductory remarks on the film:
- Patrick Forbes, film Director
18:20 – 19:35: Film screening (75 minutes)
19:35 – 20:15: Discussion with:
- Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta and 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Patrick Forbes, film Director
Moderated by Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director, Kofi Annan Foundation
This event takes place in the context of Geneva Democracy Week as part of the programme organised by the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy.
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